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New Book: Children of the Welfare State

By Laura Gilliam and Eva Gulløv Children of the Welfare State explores the civilizing projects of children’s institutions under the auspices of the welfare state. By combining sociologist Norbert Elias’ concept of civilising with a detailed ethnographic study of everyday...

Last edited on: 2017-01-14

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Eric Dunning’s 80th birthday: celebratory symposium

4 March, 2017, College Court, Leicester This event is will be a relaxed and informal gathering to celebrate Eric Dunning’s 80th birthday, and also to use it as an event recognising his outstanding contribution to sociology. Sessions will be relatively...

Last edited on: 2017-01-11

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